41.

T. 11. 3. See the Son of God descend,
At the time by him directed,
Thirty years on earth to spend,
As a man despis'd, rejected,
As a victim to be slain,
His love's purpose to obtain.
4. What sure prophecies foretold,
And mysterious types depicted,
Sacred covenants of old.
Solemn promises predicted,
All was made Amen and Yea,
On that great eventful day.

HARK! the herald angels sing:
"Glory to the new-born King,
Glory in the highest heaven,
Peace on earth, and man forgiv'n."|
2. Joyful, all ye nations, rise;
Join the triumph of the skies:
With the angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
3. Veil'd in flesh the Godhead see!
Hail the incarnate Deity!

Pleas'd as man with men to dwell,
Jesus our Immanuel.

5. What shall I now give to thee?

4. Hail the heaven-born Prince of Take my heart as a thank-offering:

What hast thou not done for me,
By that life of woe and suffering?
This restores far more than all
I had lost by Adam's fall.

To us a Son is given,
To us a Child is born on earth,
Who made both earth and heaven.
2. His arm supports the sky,

The universe sustains; (high,
The God supreme, the Lord most
The King Messiah reigns.

3. His name, his nature soar

Beyond the angels' ken,
Yet whom the angelic hosts adore,

He pleads the cause of men. 4. Our Counsellor we praise, Our Advocate above,

2. Scarce had Adam fall'n from Who daily in his church displays

grace,

Ev'n in paradise ensnared,
When with parent's tenderness
God his will to save declared:
Should not such great mercy move
All to praise, adore, and love?

His miracles of love.

5. The mighty God is he,
Author of life and bliss,
The Father of eternity,

The glorious Prince of peace.

(55.)

44. T. 585, (57.)

46.

T. 585.

HEAR, ye sinners, peace and par- PEACE on earth, heaven is pro

Freely offer'd, glad receive; (don
Nor your hearts yet longer harden,
Hear his voice and ye shall live;
To God glory in the highest,
Peace on earth, good will to men.
2. Meek and lowly see your Sa-
Meet returning prodigals; (viour
He receives them into favour,
Therefore come, 'tis God who calls;
Unto us a Son is given,
Unto us a Child is born.

claiming:

Peace, descending from above, (ing,
Peace, good will, lost man reclaim-
Peace from God, God who is love:
Peace in Jesus, :||:

Peace that never shall remove.
2. Glory to our great Creator,
Glory in the highest strain;
Glory to the Mediator,
Both from angels and from men :
To Immanuel :||:

(58.)

47.

3. Now to Bethlehem we're in- All the glory doth pertain.
Or to Calvary, him to know, (vited,
But ere long we shall be cited,
When the trump of God shall blow,
'For the presence of his glory,
As the judge of quick and dead.
4. Then on clouds in glory seated,
He'll pronounce their final doom,
Who, while here, tho' oft entreated,
For Immanuel found no room:
Gracious Saviour, since thou call-
May not one of us refuse. (est,
5. May we all then stand before
thee,

T. 22.
MAKER of all things, Lord our
God,
(blood,
Now veil'd in feeble flesh and
To reconcile and set us free
From endless woe and misery ;-

Given unto thee without loss,
As thy saints, who here adore thee,
In the manger, on the cross:
To God glory in the highest,
Peace on earth, good will to men.
(56.) 45.
T. 16.
WELCOME, blessed heavenly
stranger!

Open, Holy Ghost, mine eyes,
Lead me to my Saviour's manger,
Show me where my Jesus lies.
2. O most Mighty, O most Holy,
Far above the seraph's thought!
Zion, view thy King, as lowly
As inspired prophets taught.

2. What heights, what depths of
love divine

In thy blest incarnation shine: (lays
Let heaven and earth unite their
To magnify thy boundless grace.
(59.)
48.
T. 14.
HOSANNA to the royal Son
Of David's ancient line :
His natures two, his person one,
Mysterious and divine.

2. The root of David, here we find,
And offspring are the same;
Eternity and time are join'd

In our Immanuel's name. 3. Blest he that comes to wretched

men

With peaceful news from heav'n;
Hosannas in the highest strain
To Christ the Lord be given.

Watts

T. 14. Perfect bliss and joy unceasing,

BOTH to the seraph and the worm Deign throughout the earth to

17

IV. THE NAME OF JESUS, AND HIS WALK ON EARTH.

(70.)

56.*

T. 146. 5. Our glad hosannas, Prince of

LORD Jesus, when I trace
Thee as the great Creator,
With fear I hide my face;

But when in human nature

I see thy deep distress,

And lowliness of heart, I freely must confess

That thou my brother art. 2. Therefore I'll thee adore With deep humiliation, And own thee evermore

Lord of the whole creation; But thy humanity,

Thy birth, thy life, and death

Unite my soul to thee,

Until my latest breath.

57.

Z.

T. 14.

HARK, the glad sound! the

viour comes,

Sa

Who should louder sing than I? 3. Did the Lord a man become, That he might the law fulfil, Bleed and suffer in my room, And canst thou, my tongue, be still? 4. No, I must my praises bring, Though they worthless are and For should I refuse to sing, (weak; 2. He comes, the prisoners to re- Sure the very stones would speak. In Satan's bondage held; (lease, 5. O my Saviour, Shield, and Sun, The gates of brass before him Shepherd, Brother, Husband,

The Saviour promis'd long;
Let every heart prepare a throne,
And every voice a song.

The iron fetters yield. (burst, Friend,

3. He comes, from thickest films Ev'ry precious name in one,

of vice,

To clear the mental ray,

And on the eye, long clos'd in

To pour celestial day.

I will love thee without end.

(night, (71.)

4. He comes, the broken heart to HOW sweet the name of Jesus

bind,

The bleeding soul to cure;

And, with the riches of his grace,

To bless the humble poor.

2. It makes the wounded spirit Then will we sing more sweet,

6. Till then I would thy love pro- 4. I'll speak the honours of thy

THOU dear Redeemer, dying SACRED name of Jesus,